Time: 12noon, its my favorite time now.. Lab time :)
I rush in to take my favorite system, few systems are fast in lab & whoever goes first gets them. My friends join in beside me, Our lab instructor comes, gives us some programs to execute. She then sits in her desk & drowns in some book. Me & my friends continue our conversation, (Our conversation basically include topics about our college,indian cricket team,local news,our teachers,their family,their boyfriends/girlfriends, our class girls, their boyfriends,our crushes,ways to improve kannada film industry etc.)
Time: 2pm, Lab session over, the instructor did'nt even bother to ask us whether we executed the programs. We head over to Samrat hotel to have lunch. On the way we keep an eye on our class girls & boys to see who's meeting whom, who's going with whom etc. & few known people as well (even teachers are not spared), At the hotel I order the usual bisibelebath, the hotel owner looks at me, I acknowledge him with a smile, my friend asks him "En saar enadve puliyogre ne madalla?"(What sir you don't prepare puliyogre these days?).. to which the hotel owner obliges.. "Ye..nav puliyogre maadidagella.. ninu barade illapa.. aa dwaraka hotelge hogbidtya.." (You dont come to the hotel on days we prepare puliyogre, you go to that dwaraka hotel).. The owner though is very kanjoos person.. compromising quality with quantity. After lunch we head over to our classmate's room.
Time: 3pm, On our way we stop to pick up a nice movie to watch in our friend's room at a local cd shop near his home.. The guy tells our friend "Saar hosaadu bandide masala.. chinesedu.." my friend gets emabarassed n says "Amele bartini.. eega yavdadru olle comedy movie idre torisi..". The cd guy gives us a new hindi movie "Dhamaal".. We reach his home & make ourselves comfortable as though it were our home.. some sleep, some attend nature's call, some hang their clothes to dry. And so we settle to watch the movie..
Time: 6pm, Movie over.. we all pack up our stuff to leave for our real home.. some stay as far as nelmangala, indranagar. so they now moan abt their long journey. we pacify them, & head over to the nearest bakery, We eat to our stomach's content.. veg puff, veg rolls, cakes, sandwich.. etc.. & finally order for tea. Bakery guy: "Saar 110 rs aaytu", I see some astonished looks on my friends faces.. as though they are being enquired by police about some crime or something. One of them quietly delivers his usual dialogue "Maccha nan purseali gaali ide, yaradru nange pay maadbidro, nalene clear maadbidtini.. we all try to gather as much money as we can from our pockets.. 10rs,5rs,2rs,1rs.. finally 50paises.. all amount to 90rs. we still fall short by 20rs, we look at each other's faces.. one says "Maga i saw a 100rs note in ur wallet, pay it maga.. we will return you the amount tomrw." to which immediately the other replies "Maga my mother gave it to me to keep it, she will ask it again".. now everybody starts pushing the guy to pay.. Finally he agrees (kuri hallakke bittu)..says while paying.. "le chappar nan makla.. yavaglu nanne idkondbidro" (dear friends, you always hold me responsible to pay the bill).
Time: 7pm, We all head to the bus stop.. its filled with college/high school boys, girls from the nearby tution.. our attention turns towards the girls.. the bus to KBS arrives, our far staying friends board the bus.. we wave goodbye to them, one of them shouts "Saar num hudugru.. husharagi drop maadi.."(dear driver/conductor, please drop our friends safely).. the bus goes.. we are now 4 left.. we wait for the busses to our area.. usually some 3-4 stops away.. while cracking some jokes & enjoying some discussion, we fail to realize that one of the tution girl is busy staring one of us.. we realize quickly who the guy is, & pamper him to go n talk to that girl, the guy blushes.. & finally agrees to talk to her.. He starts walking towards her.. the girl realizes that he is coming towards her & quickly turns in the other direction, however her friends still look on gigling.. my friend changes his mind & comes back blushing., the next few moments are spent teasing him about the incident. Our busses finally arrive & we head to our home.
Time: 8.15pm, I reach my home, My father thunders at my sight.. "Elli haalagi hogiddo? College bidodu 2pm ge.. ishto tanaka elli alita ide?" (Where had you been? your college gets over at 2pm!) I say some lay excuse & head to my room.. My mother arrives asking "En tinadappa madyana,sayankala? eega en maad kodli?"(What did you eat in the afternoon,evening? what shall i prepare now?)Boy! I must appreciate the care she shows us.. My father intervenes again.. "Aden aalumoolu tindirtano eega barbekadre.. avanu first ooota maadtano ilvo kelu" (Who knows what garbage he might have eaten? ask him if he wants to have dinner or not).. I'm already tired for the day.. I tell her to give me some fruits & a glass of buttermilk.. While she heads to the kitchen, i turn on my PC & start playing some games..
Time: 9.15pm, My eyes are now paining.. & i'm feeling very sleepy.. I eat the fruits & drink the buttermilk.. & hit the bed, awaiting a new journey for tomorrow..
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
A day during my college times..
College class start time 10am. Time in my watch 9.50am. I leave my home.. On the way performing self check for all the necessary items comb,watch,wallet,handkerchief,college id card,mentos rolls & most importantly my spectacles. I stand at the ESI bus stop waiting for a BMTC bus, As I pop in my mentos, a bus comes, I board it.. my right hand quietly goes inside my pocket to take out a 2rs coin. The conductor arrives, asks me "Yellige?"(Where?), I say "Next Stop" & hand him the 2rs coin.. He gives me a cold look & says something to the person beside him.. "Eegina kalada hudgru estu somverigal aagidare!, Num kaaldali naanu 10km nedkond hogtide college ge" (Today's boys are very lazy! I used to walk 10kms to my college) I ignore them as my stop comes, I get down.
Time 9.53am - heading towards the college gate.. spot some familiar faces at the samrat hotel,some known blokes of other departments, I wave my hand at them.. they wave back.. I see the watchmen staring at me.. he refuses to open the gate.. says loudly "ee gate bari teachers ge irodu., Aa kade inda baa" (This gate is meant for teachers, come for the other gate), I give a cold stare at him, head to the other gate, As I arrive the gates are open, I fold my hands pray towards the Lord ganesha temple on the left side inside the college entrance.. The temple bells are struck, I assume that my day would be good & head towards the department.
Time 9.57am As I'm entering I see the HOD standing outside.. I greet her, she smiles, looks at her watch, doesnt say a word. I head towards the class, I can see our class teacher heading for our class from the staff room, I pretend as if I din't notice her. I move on, taking the staircase. 1st Floor: I can see some of the juniors standing outside the lab waiting for it to be opened, They look at me & wish "Namskara guru" (Hello senior), I acknowledge them with a smile & move on. 2nd Floor: As i climb up the stairs, I can see some of my last bench classmates standing outside. I head towards them, they all offer me a handshake & say "Good morning maga". I talk to them for sometime & head towards the class, they follow me seeing our class teacher arrive. The class seems noisy as usual, with all the girls chattering, & some boys cracking some rib tickling jokes. I see my usual gang sitting at their respective places. They wave at me, I pass in front of them offering handshakes & sit at my usual place. (Offering handshakes in the morning to your classmates is a gesture of each others presence in the class).. The teacher comes in, no one wishes. Time 10.00am Classes commence:
1st period: Our class teacher starts her lecture on Simulation, I listen attentively for 5mins the list of topics she's going to cover. Then I start my usual business i.e chat about a random topic with a friend beside me thereby preventing him also from concentrating, as our chat becomes interesting the guys around us also join in.The teacher immediately notices us, she screams my name "Deepak, you shameless fellow! Don't you have common sense, you start talking in the 1st hour of the class.. I'm tired of scolding you everytime.. Pls get out of the class if you are not interested!", I apologise & sit quietly this time. 1 hr passes. period ends.
2nd period: (Same as 1st period, but this time the teacher do not notice us talking so we continue our discussion from where we left off in the 1st period)
to be continued.................
Time 9.53am - heading towards the college gate.. spot some familiar faces at the samrat hotel,some known blokes of other departments, I wave my hand at them.. they wave back.. I see the watchmen staring at me.. he refuses to open the gate.. says loudly "ee gate bari teachers ge irodu., Aa kade inda baa" (This gate is meant for teachers, come for the other gate), I give a cold stare at him, head to the other gate, As I arrive the gates are open, I fold my hands pray towards the Lord ganesha temple on the left side inside the college entrance.. The temple bells are struck, I assume that my day would be good & head towards the department.
Time 9.57am As I'm entering I see the HOD standing outside.. I greet her, she smiles, looks at her watch, doesnt say a word. I head towards the class, I can see our class teacher heading for our class from the staff room, I pretend as if I din't notice her. I move on, taking the staircase. 1st Floor: I can see some of the juniors standing outside the lab waiting for it to be opened, They look at me & wish "Namskara guru" (Hello senior), I acknowledge them with a smile & move on. 2nd Floor: As i climb up the stairs, I can see some of my last bench classmates standing outside. I head towards them, they all offer me a handshake & say "Good morning maga". I talk to them for sometime & head towards the class, they follow me seeing our class teacher arrive. The class seems noisy as usual, with all the girls chattering, & some boys cracking some rib tickling jokes. I see my usual gang sitting at their respective places. They wave at me, I pass in front of them offering handshakes & sit at my usual place. (Offering handshakes in the morning to your classmates is a gesture of each others presence in the class).. The teacher comes in, no one wishes. Time 10.00am Classes commence:
1st period: Our class teacher starts her lecture on Simulation, I listen attentively for 5mins the list of topics she's going to cover. Then I start my usual business i.e chat about a random topic with a friend beside me thereby preventing him also from concentrating, as our chat becomes interesting the guys around us also join in.The teacher immediately notices us, she screams my name "Deepak, you shameless fellow! Don't you have common sense, you start talking in the 1st hour of the class.. I'm tired of scolding you everytime.. Pls get out of the class if you are not interested!", I apologise & sit quietly this time. 1 hr passes. period ends.
2nd period: (Same as 1st period, but this time the teacher do not notice us talking so we continue our discussion from where we left off in the 1st period)
to be continued.................
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